A Harris County judge on Friday declined to issue an emergency order blocking Texas’ new requirement that public school classrooms display the Ten Commandments, keeping the law in place for now as a lawsuit filed by three Houston-area mothers moves toward a preliminary injunction hearing expecte...
After losing the budget battle, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is eyeing the November elections and said she won't support one of her Democratic colleagues....
The man accused of fatally shooting a 5-year-old girl in northwest Harris County admitted to investigators that he fired shots at the vehicle the child was in, court records show....
Less than 24 hours after a 5-year-old was killed in a shooting in northwest Harris County, 47-year-old Jeremy Porter has been charged with capital murder, the sheriff's office said....
A man was flown to the hospital after an off-duty deputy discharged her weapon in southwest Harris County, HCSO said. HCSO did not immediately say whether the deputy was responding to any crime....
Property taxes remain a major concern for Harris County homeowners, with higher tax rates translating into higher tax bills for property owners following Thursday’s vote by Harris County Commissioner’s Court to increase the county’s tax rate. While homeowners cannot control the t...